Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading integrated communications provider, is delighted to increase its selection of channels available via Batelco Play HD Smart Box to enhance its excellent selection of entertainment for all internet users in Bahrain. Seven new OSN channels have been added:- Discovery World, Discovery ID, Discovery Science, Animal Planet, OSN News, JimJam and Cartoon Network. The enhancement will enrich the Batelco Play Advance Package for no increase in monthly rental, which will remain at only BD10 per month.

As the Batelco Play Smart Box already includes beIN Sports plus several other leading channels , the package delivers a fantastic All-In-One service for TV and movie fans. The service boasts many benefits including a HD experience, Popular TV channels such as MBC and Rotana on- Demand, whereby the user can watch up to last Fourteen days programmes, and a Video Library which offers more than 300 Hollywood and Arabic movies as a part of subscription. Additionally, users can stop any channel at any time and resume watching later. An Advance Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) is also a key feature of Batelco Play Smart Box.

Batelco Play is available to anyone who has an internet connection regardless of which Internet Services Provider (ISP) they are using and regardless of the technology used. In addition to TV, some specific services can also be accessed through smart phones, iPads, Tablets, Laptops & PC’s.

Boasting a massive movie/video library with more than 300 well known international and Arabic movies and popular series plus a great choice of popular programmes from several leading TV channels, Batelco Play continues to be very popular thanks to the variety of viewing options and also due to its ease of use and total convenience. In addition to 300+ FREE movies in Library, Batelco Play also includes a wide selection of the latest movies on a pay-per-view basis starting from 800 fils only. As all the programme content of the service is hosted locally, the viewing quality is excellent with no buffering problems.